My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts by Amos Tutuola

My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, Amos Tutuola's second novel, was first published in 1954. It tells the tale of a small boy who wanders into the heart of a fantastical African forest, the dwelling place of innumerable wild, grotesque and terrifying beings. He is captured by ghosts, buried alive and wrapped up in spider webs, but after several years he marries and accepts his new existence. With the appearance of the television-handed ghostess, however, comes a possible route of escape.

'Tutuola ... has the immediate intuition of a creative artist working by spell and incantation.' V. S. Pritchett, New Statesman

Amos Tutuola was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 1920. His first novel, The Palm Wine Drinkard, was published in 1952 and brought him international recognition. From 1956 until retirement, he worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting Company while continuing to write. His last book,The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories, was published in 1990. He died in Ibadan in 1997.

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ISBN 13	9780571316915
ISBN 10	0571316913
Title	My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Author	Amos Tutuola
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	2014-07-03
Number of pages	176
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